A few components of the Convention Center expansion project were put in play last week at the City Council meeting, and one was not. Here’s a recap: Private project managers put on hold An $8 million contract with Project Control of Texas, Inc., to help manage the Convention Center expansion was pulled from the City […]
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A version of this column appeared in the Express-News on Sept. 1, 2012. Cabinets still were being assembled and bikes arranged Friday afternoon inside Charles A. James Bicycle Shop when a young lad sporting fingerless gloves and tattooed arms popped in, backpack slung over a shoulder, carrying a 26-inch rim. “We open tomorrow,” one of […]
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Festival People en Español is finally here. If it seems sudden, or you don’t know what it is, that’s because it first appeared on the local radar in April. The city could end up spending $500,000 in incentive dollars to lure the festival here. And there will be a time to analyze the numbers. Today, […]
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Boston-based Mikyoung Kim Design LLC has been chosen for the HemisFair Park art plan. City Council is scheduled to vote on the selection on Thursday. The $88,500 one-time contract would be paid for by savings in the 2007 bond program. “Her (Mikyoung’s) recommendation will help guide us in the kind of artists that we need […]
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Goodwill Industries of San Antonio, Vistana Ltd., and MPL Family Limited Partnerships are teaming to contribute $31,086 to convert Laredo Street — between West Commerce and Dolorosa — into a two-way street. The city is chipping in another $58,913 from the 2007 bond program allocated for downtown transportation infrastructure. The project totals $90,000. Drivers will […]
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Government documents in general, I think, are intrinsically paradoxical in that they are equal parts mind-numbing and informative. The city’s proposed $2.3 billion, FY 2013 Operating and Capital Budget is no exception. It’s a bitch (hey, it’s 406 pages thick and until they actually pay me to do this, I’ll call it whatever I want). […]
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An agreement that would transfer operations of the Museo Alameda, 101 S. Santa Rosa Ave., to Texas A&M University-San Antonio lands on the City Council agenda this week. Read the previous Express-News story for details. Read the ordinance for details of the agreement. The lease between the city and Texas A&M would be for five […]
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Food trucks line up on Alamo Plaza for the Fiesta kickoff in April. The Food Truck Experiment of 2012 returns to Travis Park tomorrow for its monthly evening engagement — 5-8 p.m. Tuesday. Cheesy Jane’s, Lagniappe Today and Society Bakery are scheduled to line Jefferson Street. The evening event is a chance for the city […]
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Deputy City Manager Pat DiGiovanni plans to leave his position at the end of the year to become CEO of Centro Partnership — the public-private group which the city formed to help lead the downtown revitalization effort. Read the Express-News story for more on the hiring of DiGiovanni. DiGiovanni starts his new job Jan. 1, […]
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File this one under: “New Reasons Downtown Rocks.” At least in recent years, downtown San Antonio has lacked a good assortment of late-night eating options. I’m talking about having more to choose from than Mi Tierra, The Original and Denny’s. Having a 24/7 Whataburger on Market Street certainly helps. But my tummy can only take […]
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